Tagged Ronda Rousey

Mixed martial arts isn’t a team sport, and the fighters’ actions as it pertains to pay and unionization reflect as much. Without a sense of unity, where the good of the whole is held in higher regard than that ...

Ronda Rousey doesn't owe anyone anything.
The former UFC women's bantamweight champion who became a mega-star both inside and outside the Octagon fell from stardom when she lost her belt to Holly Holm at UFC...

Welcome to the latest installment of the MMA Ratings Podcast, hosted by Schwan Humes (@blakjordanbreen) and Raphael Garcia.
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Is the winner of the upcoming UFC 219 fight between Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Holly Holm the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all time?
This question could not have been asked just a little over two year...

Have you ever bought something just so someone else wouldn’t have it?
Maybe you grew up with a brother or sister and engaged in a constant sibling rivalry. So, when your parents took the two of you to Games...

A lot of fighters complain about not getting pushed by the promotion, not getting the right opportunities, not getting the right fights, not getting enough pay, and so on. We’ve heard this argument repeatedly o...

In part one of this two-part series, we looked at fight attributes, focusing on the underrated attributes in sports in general and combat sports specifically. The attribute we focused on was toughness, both in ...

Toughness and IQ are two of the most underrated traits in all of sports.
Too often, trainers, coaches, athletes, organizations, media and fans focus on athleticism. Explosiveness, quickness, physical strengt...

Georges St-Pierre’s return couldn’t have possibly come at a better time. With former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s continued participation in the sport extremely questionable and current UFC ...